Reno airport marks 9/11 anniversary

1:45 PM,
Sep. 11, 2013

A memorial wreath was placed at the ski statue inside the airport?s main doors today.

Written by

Bill O?Driscoll
bodriscoll@rgj.com

A moment of silence was called early this morning at Reno-Tahoe International Airport to mark the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the East Coast.

"We timed it at the exact moment the attack occurred," said spokesman Brian Kulpin of the moment shortly before 6 a.m. local time. "Over the airport loudspeaker, we requested a moment of silence in memory. The (Transportation Safety Administration) screeners ...